About this Course
For the course syllabus, student forms, and policies, please refer to Student Resources on the TLC website.
Course Objectives:
• 8.G.1 Produce grammatically appropriate sentences with modals of ability, possibility, permission, requests, necessity, prohibition, advisability, and expectations.
• 8.G.2 Produce sentences with noun clauses.
• 8.G.3 Produce sentences with quoted and reported speech.
• 8.G.4 Identify and produce adverb clauses of cause, contrast, time, manner, concession, condition, purpose, reason, and place.
• 9.G.1 Produce grammatically appropriate sentences using all verbs covered in previous levels (present, past, future, modals; active + passive).
• 9.G.2 Produce sentences with accurate article usage.
• 9.G.3 Produce sentences and respond to questions using true and untrue conditionals.
• 9.G.4 Produce grammatically appropriate noun clauses, adjective clauses, and adverb clauses.
• Complete academic research on assigned or selected topics.
• Identify the differences between Critical Analysis and Process Analysis.
• Write a Process Analysis essay describing your plans to complete the course requirements for APL Module 3.
• Create questions to use for an interview.
• Develop and administer a poll.
• Develop and deliver a PowerPoint or Prezi on a thematic topic.
• Write in an analytical style.
Learning modules
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Week One
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Partners (Using "Would Rather")
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Modals at the Supermarker (Presentation)
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One Query about Supermarket Story
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What did you learn? (Noun Clause)
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Reading Two Examples (Verb + Prepositions, P. 449)
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Subjunctive Form, P. 450 (Produce a Sentence, Verbal Response)
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Article Inclusion (Five--Count, Five--Noncount)
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Week Two
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Therefore and Sharing
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So That and Sharing
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P. 409, Ex. 29 (Board Exercise)
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P. 418, Ex. 4 (Partners)
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Five Sentences (L8)
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Seven Sentences (L9)
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Seven Sentences + (APL)
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Pp. 419-420, Ex. 10
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Quiz 5 Handout
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Ex. 24, P. 427 (Groups)
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Unit 19 Exam (L8)
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Unit 19 Exam (L9)
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Unit 19 Exam (APL)
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Week Three
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Two Conditionals based on Interviews
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Example of Imply
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Third Conditional (Pp. 5-8)
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Study Guide (L8)
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My Life (Unit 20 Tables)
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Week Four
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Study Guide (L9)
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Impromptu Speech (Reported on Given Topics from Quotes)
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Back and Forth (Adverb Clause Partners)
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Final Exam (L8)
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Unit 17 Project (L8)
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Unit 17 Project (L9)
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Unit 17 Project (APL)
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Final Exam (L9)
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Grammar in Writing (APL)
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About the Instructor
Joe Sorrell
Thank you for sharing your world with us!Hello! My name is Joe Sorrell, and I would like to be part of your success with English. I have studied many tricky and sticky language concepts over the years and have developed strategies to help students overcome their language-learning anxieties. My graduate studies and experiences have helped me earn a deep and enduring appreciation for international students and the unique challenges language learners sometimes experience. If I can be of service, please contact me and be sure to forward any difficult language situations that we can face . . . together!
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